EDEN HAZARD and Kylian Mbappe are both being monitored by Manchester City this summer as the Premier League champions near a deal for Napoli holding midfielder Jorginho.

Those are the reports from Goal UK, who report that City are in the process of securing a move worth in the region of £50million for Italian international Jorginho having turned their attentions away from Shakhtar Donetsk’s Fred, who they appeared likely to sign in January.

City are also said to be in the market for a forward, despite needing just six more goals in their final four Premier League games of the season to become the highest-scoring team in history.

Goal report that both Chelsea talisman Hazard and Paris Saint-Germain starlet Mbappe are under consideration, albeit not Pep Guardiola’s main targets.

Any move for Mbappe would first require PSG to face punishment from UEFA following reported breaches of Financial Fair Play rules for being paid more than the fair market value in sponsorship deals.

Eden Hazard would be a major coup for City if they could tempt Chelsea into business

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Any City move for Kylian Mbappe would require circumstances to force PSG to sell

City had hoped to sign the £166m French youngster when he left Monaco last summer and would be keen not to miss out on the talented teenager again should a move, which they have the finances to pull off, become feasible.

Meanwhile Hazard is also of interest, though it is believed City would need to spend around £150m in order to tempt Premier League rivals Chelsea into selling the Belgian winger.

Goal state that City have two particular players in mind but neither has yet been named and if they were to move elsewhere, they could choose to concentrate on trying to sign Mbappe.

The Etihad outfit are reportedly keen to wrap up deals for a forward and for Napoli’s Jorginho - who is keen on a move to City despite links to Liverpool and Manchester United - before the World Cup begins on June 14.

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Pep Guardiola reportedly wants just two signings this summer - a forward and a midfielder

And despite prioritising a deal for Jorginho, who will seemingly take Yaya Toure’s place in City’s squad with the Ivorian out of contract this summer, City remain interested in Fred in the long term.

It is thought that the Brazilian is viewed as the ideal successor to defensive midfielder Fernandinho, with Guardiola slowly looking to replace City’s ageing stars.

The Sky Blues have four games to go of the Premier League season and can still set records for the most wins in a season, the most points won, the most goals scored, the best ever goal difference and the biggest title-winning points margin.